TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Adam Lindsay, Assistant City Manager
FROM: Daniel Edwards, Assistant Director of Public Services,
Sheila Thomas-Ambat, PE, CCM, CFM, Director of Public Services
DATE: January 9, 2023
RE:
Title
Solid Waste Ordinance Amendments
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)
All
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Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Goal 4: Desirable Place to Live, Work and Recreate
Goal 5: Financially Sound City Providing Exemplary City Services
Executive Summary:
As staff reviews best practices and peer city comparisons, we seek Council and Public input on several recommended changes/updates to the current ordinance. Staff seeks concurrence to modify Chapter 22 to include updated definitions and service level changes for carts, yard waste, limbs, and below-standard/unmaintained streets. The options presented will bring consistency, predictability, and enforceability to the solid waste services for the City of Fayetteville.
Background:
On October 4, 2020, SW Division discussed with Council how the Solid Waste Ordinance, service levels, and other considerations regarding municipal Solid Waste collection operations needed revisions. The SW Division emphasized how the City of Fayetteville has endured a steady increase of blight and non-compliant code violations; litter; illegal dumping; and other public nuisances regarding blight and trash. Also highlighted was Chapter 22, Municipal Solid Waste, which has not been updated in several years. The ordinance lacks the definition of clearly defined processes and procedures used by the division. Additionally, the ordinance does not clearly describe customer type, services, and code enforcement. The SW Division recommended to Council to allow us to revise Chapter 22 of the Municipal Ordinance and consider substantive changes in a presentation to Council for discussion and approval.
Staff has previously provided Council Peer City comparisons showing the frequency and...
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